Craig Counsell

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: August 21, 1970 in South Bend, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 11th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN).

High School: Whitefish Bay HS (Whitefish Bay, WI)

School: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)

Debut: September 17, 1995 (Age 25-027d, 16,802nd in major league history)
vs. FLA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2011 (Age 41-038d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: Barry Meister

Full Name: Craig John Counsell

Nicknames: Chicken

Pronunciation: \council\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.4

4741

1208

.255

647

RBI

390

103

OBP

.342

SLG

.344

OPS

.686

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 3	MIL	@	CHC	L,3-6	GF	11	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	3B
2	5 (1)	Apr 5	MIL		SFG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	SS
3	15 (9)	Apr 17	MIL	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	45	10.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
4	16	Apr 18	MIL	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
5	20 (3)	Apr 22	MIL		STL	W,9-8	CG	60	12.0	2	7	0	9	1	SS
6	25 (4)	Apr 27	MIL		FLA	L,2-3	GS	46	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	28 (2)	May 1	MIL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
8	31 (2)	May 4	MIL	@	HOU	L,6-8	GS	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
9	40 (8)	May 14	MIL		LAD	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
10	43 (2)	May 17 (2)	MIL	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
11	46 (2)	May 21	MIL	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
12	50 (3)	May 25	MIL	@	WSN	L,6-7	CG	36	8.1	2	5	0	7	1	SS
13	51	May 26	MIL	@	WSN	W,4-3	GF	9	3.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	57 (5)	Jun 1	MIL		HOU	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
15	58	Jun 2	MIL		ARI	W,4-3	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
16	60 (1)	Jun 4	MIL		ARI	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
17	62 (1)	Jun 7	MIL	@	COL	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
18	63	Jun 8	MIL	@	COL	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
19	65 (1)	Jun 11	MIL	@	HOU	W,10-6	GS	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B SS
20	66	Jun 12	MIL	@	HOU	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
21	67	Jun 13	MIL		MIN	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
22	68	Jun 14	MIL		MIN	L,4-9	CG	55	12.0	4	8	0	12	2	SS
23	69	Jun 15	MIL		MIN	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
24	70	Jun 17	MIL		TOR	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
25	71	Jun 18	MIL		TOR	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
26	72	Jun 19	MIL		TOR	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
27	73	Jun 20	MIL		BAL	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
28	74	Jun 21	MIL		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
29	78 (3)	Jun 25	MIL	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
30	79	Jun 27	MIL	@	MIN	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	84 (4)	Jul 2	MIL	@	ARI	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
32	89 (4)	Jul 7	MIL		COL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
33	94 (4)	Jul 12	MIL		CIN	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
34	102 (7)	Jul 24	MIL	@	STL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
35	104 (1)	Jul 26	MIL		HOU	W,6-4	GS	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	3	SS 2B
36	107 (2)	Jul 29	MIL		CHC	L,1-7	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
37	109 (1)	Jul 31	MIL		CHC	L,4-11	CG	39	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	111 (1)	Aug 2	MIL	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B 2B
39	112	Aug 3	MIL	@	ATL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	3	SS
40	113	Aug 4	MIL	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
41	114	Aug 5	MIL	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
42	115	Aug 6	MIL	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
43	116	Aug 8	MIL		WSN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
44	118 (1)	Aug 10	MIL		WSN	W,5-4	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
45	119	Aug 11	MIL		WSN	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
46	120	Aug 12	MIL	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
47	121	Aug 13	MIL	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
48	122	Aug 14	MIL	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
49	123	Aug 15	MIL	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
50	124	Aug 16	MIL	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
51	127 (2)	Aug 19	MIL		HOU	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
52	130 (2)	Aug 23	MIL		PIT	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
53	131	Aug 24	MIL		PIT	W,4-3	GF	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
54	132	Aug 26	MIL	@	STL	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
55	133	Aug 27	MIL	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
56	135 (1)	Aug 30	MIL	@	PIT	W,11-3	GF	12	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
57	136	Aug 31	MIL	@	PIT	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	141 (4)	Sep 5	MIL		SDP	W,3-2	GF	14	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
59	142	Sep 6	MIL		SDP	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
60	144 (1)	Sep 8	MIL		CIN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
61	146 (1)	Sep 10	MIL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
62	148 (1)	Sep 13	MIL	@	PHI	L,3-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
63	149	Sep 14 (1)	MIL	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
64	150	Sep 14 (2)	MIL	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	6	0	8	1	3B
65	151	Sep 16	MIL	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
66	152	Sep 17	MIL	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
67	153	Sep 18	MIL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	48	11.2	0	3	0	3	1	3B
68	154	Sep 19	MIL	@	CIN	L,2-11	GS	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B 2B
69	155	Sep 20	MIL	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
70	156	Sep 21	MIL	@	CIN	W,8-1	GS	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B 2B
71	157	Sep 23	MIL		PIT	W,7-5	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
72	158	Sep 24	MIL		PIT	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
73	160 (1)	Sep 26	MIL		CHC	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
74	161	Sep 27	MIL		CHC	L,3-7	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
75	162	Sep 28	MIL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
							81gm		565.2	69	169	3	241	24